EPA v. Alco Industries, Inc. et al.

Case summary

On September 30, 2009, EPA issued a record of decision for Operable Unit 1 of the remedial action at the Lightman Drum Company Superfund Site. Subsequently, On November 5, 2010, EPA issued a general notice letter to 22 PRPs offering them an opportunity to finance and perform the OU-1 remedial design and remedial action. The Region has decided to issue a unilateral administrative order for the RD/RA. The Amendment directs the companies to implement the ROD Amendment issued by EPA in September 2019 for the Site. The ROD Amendment modifies the groundwater remedy originally selected in September 2009 from extraction and treatment of hot spot areas to monitored natural attention. The remainder of the ROD that the companies must implement remains unchanged. This Amendment also updates the financial assurance requirement. On June 25, 2020, EPA met by conference call with counsel for Respondents to the Order to discuss issues regarding implementation of the Order. As a result of that meeting, Amendment #2 and the Addendum to the Statement of Work (SOW) was modified.

Defendants (29)

• Kimberly Clark Tissue CorporationNamed in settlement
• Henkel CorporationNamed in settlement
• Forenco, Inc.Named in settlement
• DAP, Inc.Named in settlement
• Croda Inks CorporationNamed in settlement
• Continental Holdings, Inc.Named in settlement
• Colonial Heights Packaging Inc.Named in settlement
• Bayer CropScience, Inc.Named in settlement
• Baxter Healthcare Corp.Named in settlement
• American Packaging CorporationNamed in settlement
• Alco Industries, Inc.Named in settlement
• Union Carbide CorporationNamed in settlement
• Strick CorporationNamed in settlement
• Stepan CompanyNamed in settlement
• Sonoco Products CompanyNamed in settlement
• Seton CompanyNamed in settlement
• Sara Lee Household and Bodycare USANamed in settlement
• Mannington Mills, Inc.Named in settlement
• Loos & Dilworth, Inc.Named in settlement
• Jerome LightmanNamed in settlement
• Lightman Drum CompanyNamed in settlement
• United States Steel CorporationNamed in settlement
• USG CorporationNamed in settlement
• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Named in settlement
• Henkel US Operations CorporationNamed in settlement
• …and 4 more

Facilities (1)

• LIGHTMAN DRUM COMPANY

  ROUTE 73, WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, NJ, 08009

  Registry ID: 110009299437

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• Alco Industries, Inc. et al.entered 2010-06-02

  Primary law: CERCLA

• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., et al.entered 2020-06-11

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-06-22Amended Administrative Order
• 2010-07-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-06-11Final Order Issued